The chainsaw, the boomstick, and the man who proudly wears both returned to renew his fight with the Deadites last year in the new Starz series Ash vs Evil Dead. With season one heading to Blu-ray and DVD on August 23rd and the second season premiering on October 2nd, Daily Dead is celebrating the misadventures of Bruce Campbell’s iconic character with our new, free Evil Dead issue of DEADLY Magazine, presented by Anchor Bay Entertainment and their release of Ash vs EvilDead Season 1 on Blu-ray / DVD!

Brimming with groovy goodies, this special issue of DEADLY features Comic-Con interviews with the cast and crew of Ash vs Evil Dead, including season two conversations with Bruce Campbell, Lucy Lawless, Lee Majors, and more, as well as season one retrospectives from Sam Raimi and showrunner Craig DiGregorio.

The DEADLY team also takes a walk down blood-splattered memory lane with reflections on the first three Evil Dead films, as well as a look back at the practical effects bloodbath of Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead reboot.

Additionally, if you're curious about what's to come in Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2, we share our impressions of the second season's crimson-covered premiere episode.

From the Press Release: "BEVERLY HILLS, CA (July 18, 2016) – “Ash vs Evil Dead,” the 10-episode half-hour STARZ Original series, is the long-awaited follow-up to the classic horror film The Evil Dead. The series is executive produced by Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, The Grudge), Rob Tapert (The Evil Dead, The Grudge), and Bruce Campbell (“Burn Notice,” Oz the Great and Powerful, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness), the original filmmakers, and Craig DiGregorio who serves as executive producer and showrunner.

Campbell reprises his role as Ash, the stock boy, aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. When a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, Ash is finally forced to face his demons – personal and literal. Destiny, it turns out, has no plans to release the unlikely hero from its “Evil” grip.

The cast also includes Lucy Lawless as Ruby (“Parks and Recreation,” “Spartacus” franchise, “Battlestar Galactica,” “Xena: Warrior Princess”), a mysterious figure who believes Ash is the cause of the Evil outbreaks, Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar (In Time, “Raising Hope,” “Dexter,” Meet the Fockers), an idealistic immigrant who becomes Ash’s loyal sidekick, Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell (“Impress Me,” A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas), a moody wild child trying to outrun her past and Jill Marie Jones as Amanda Fisher (“Sleepy Hollow,” “Girlfriends”), a disgraced Michigan State Trooper set to find our anti-hero Ash and prove his responsibility in the grisly murder of her partner.

With a suggested retail price of $49.99 for Blu-ray™ and $39.98 for DVD, “Ash vs Evil Dead” includes exclusive audio commentaries by Bruce Campbell and more!"